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German airlines adopt two-person cockpit rule: Aviation body

Decision comes after the co-pilot of a Germanwings airliner locked the captain of the Airbus out of the cockpit and crashed the plane into the French Alps

Social workers and relatives of the victims of the Germanwings plane crash arrive at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany

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Last Updated : Mar 27 2015 | 8:43 PM IST

German airlines have agreed to a new safety rule to keep two crew members in an airplane's cockpit at all times, the aviation association BDL announced today.

The decision came after the co-pilot of a Germanwings airliner locked the captain of the Airbus out of the cockpit and crashed the plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard.